Posts by BlackSwan of Memphis

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What are yall fixin' for dinner tonite?

by Frannie Banannie in

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i'll start.. i'm fixin' file' chicken 'n sausage gumbo w/"cajun ice cream," a green salad and cheesy garlic bread.. crabby pants has already begun his "pre-mealtime throat clearings" from the kitchen aromas.. frannie.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Haven't tried falafals yet, chere, but I used to have a friend who mixed garbanzo beans with lemon juice, sesame seeds, garlic and salt in the blender to make a mean homous for dipping potato chips.
My gumbo dinner wouldn't fit in an email, Black Swan, and I think it'd be kinda messy to send it, eh?

Ohh but it sounds soooo yummy!!!

I don't even know How to make falafals. I think I have a recipe somewhere. Some vegetarian cookbook. No, I'm not veggie, but it has great vegetable recipes in there.

Dang, I should have stopped at the store.

Ok, who lives around here? I'm Comin' over fer dinner!!

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What are yall fixin' for dinner tonite?

by Frannie Banannie in

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friends

i'll start.. i'm fixin' file' chicken 'n sausage gumbo w/"cajun ice cream," a green salad and cheesy garlic bread.. crabby pants has already begun his "pre-mealtime throat clearings" from the kitchen aromas.. frannie.

BlackSwan of Memphis

I just walked in from a housecleaning job and am trying to figure that out right now.

Don't have much in the fridge or freezer.

I have garbanzo beans. Maybe falafals (sp)?

Can one of ya'll send me something?

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At long last - Six Screens of the Watchtower website now Open!

by Incognito in

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hi everybody.. i've been a long time lurker here (as are sooo many others.

further to following mouthy's thread http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/11/129936/1.ashx , i noticed that the 'six screens' website is finally shown as being able to be 'checked out'.. i believe minimus first posted about this some months back.

some here have been waiting & asking about it ever since.. http://www.sixscreensofthewatchtower.com.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Not bad. Good info. I wonder though if the music and graphics might actually scare away some current, active jw's. Just a thought.

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Bridge to Terabithia

by Simon in

just been to the flics to see this - i think i was probably about 12 the last time i cried in public!

omg ... what a moving film!

well worth going to see but take a hanky ...

BlackSwan of Memphis

Saw it last night with my husband.
It was very emotional.

Like others, we were expecting more of a Narnia type movie and it was not like that at all.

I wouldn't really recommend it for younger kids.

The story and the acting was great, but just very sad. Like Simon said, take a hanky or two.

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hell

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

ok, i just got back from going to the movie bridge to tarabithia.. without going into details, the movie touches on the idea of unsaved persons going to hell.. this bothers me a great deal.. i just walked out of a religion that teaches that millions are going to be destroyed for not worshipping god just the right way.. it is amazing how many people really do believe that i and my husband and my fellow pagan friends, will be burning in hell.. how does that differ from armageddon?.

this was a key reason why i left orthodox christianity behind.

my sister as well as so many others have lived their own personal hells here on earth, the notion that a person could believe that since they do not believe in jesus as their saviour they will burn in hell is just beyond unsettling.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Ok, I just got back from going to the movie Bridge to Tarabithia.

Without going into details, the movie touches on the idea of unsaved persons going to hell.

This bothers me a great deal.

I just walked out of a religion that teaches that millions are going to be destroyed for not worshipping God Just The Right Way.

It is amazing how many people really do believe that I and my husband and my fellow pagan friends, will be burning in hell.

How does that differ from Armageddon?

This was a Key Reason why I left orthodox Christianity behind. My sister as well as so many others have lived their own personal hells here on earth, the notion that a person could believe that since they do not believe in Jesus as their Saviour they will burn in hell is just beyond unsettling.

Whether or not it is in the Bible is almost an entirely different discussion. I just can't get it through my head that a person who once believed that a good chunk of the population would die in Armageddon, could be happier believing that a good chunk of the population will burn or be tormented in some way in hell.

I DO realize that a number of people in Christian religions, as well as Jewish and Islam, recognize that every person has to find their own way to God and it's not up to them to judge. I also realize that the people who think I'll go to a place of torment are genuinely nice people who I get along with rather well.

It's just something I have a difficult time wrapping my brain around.

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What is your favorite Mythical creature ?

by 5go in

mine is the japanese kitsune.

the fox spirits humbler of haughty samurai and foiler of crooked bussiness men.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kitsune.

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BlackSwan of Memphis

The phoenix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)

In ancient Egyptian mythology and in myths derived from it, the phoenix or phœnix is a mythical sacred firebird.

Said to live for 500 or 1461 years (depending on the source), the phoenix is a bird with beautiful gold and red plumage. At the end of its life-cycle the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix arises. The new phoenix embalms the ashes of the old phoenix in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis ("the city of the sun" in Greek). The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — a symbol of fire and divinity. Tears from a phoenix can heal wounds.

Although descriptions (and life-span) vary, the phoenix (Bennu bird) became popular in early Christian art, literature and Christian symbolism, as a symbol of Christ, and further, represented the resurrection, immortality, and the life-after-death of Jesus Christ.

Originally, the phoenix was identified by the Egyptians as a stork or heron-like bird called a benu, known from the Book of the Dead and other Egyptian texts as one of the sacred symbols of worship at Heliopolis, closely associated with the rising sun and the Egyptian sun-god Ra.

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Do you Sudoku?

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

i tried the one in the newspaper the other day and just about solved it.

but thought i should start small and work my way up to get a better understanding of how it's played.. so i picked up a sudoku mag at target the other day.

it's an easy one and i'm really getting the hang of it and enjoying it.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Tijkmo: I did like 4 pages in this book before I got my day started, and even then I had to tear myself away, lol.

Sherry: I heard the same thing. Stimulating the brain is a great way to exercise its muscle. I can see why! It makes your brain really work. I love the feeling of finishing one or two and seeing the pattern that came together. I get a sort of high. Hm, does this make me a nerd now ()?

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Dungeons and Dragons

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

has anyone or does anyone here play the comp game?.

i remember this from when i was a kid and recently googled it.

i was amazed with the graphics and thought about downloading the game.. way back when n64 was the big thing, i got into zelda ocarina of time (?

BlackSwan of Memphis

Thank You Thomas for the advice. You just may be hearing from me via pm soon

MisA. Yeah, I have a brother, but no, that's not how I got into it. Remember I'm new at it, but the thing that I love is the myth and lore. I really love dark, gothy stuff and dragons, and castles and the living dead and well... you get the pic So, a while back I googled DnD out of curiosity and am really liking the graphics.

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Dungeons and Dragons

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

has anyone or does anyone here play the comp game?.

i remember this from when i was a kid and recently googled it.

i was amazed with the graphics and thought about downloading the game.. way back when n64 was the big thing, i got into zelda ocarina of time (?

BlackSwan of Memphis

Ok Thom, so for a newbie like me, any advice on getting started?

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Do you Sudoku?

by BlackSwan of Memphis in

i tried the one in the newspaper the other day and just about solved it.

but thought i should start small and work my way up to get a better understanding of how it's played.. so i picked up a sudoku mag at target the other day.

it's an easy one and i'm really getting the hang of it and enjoying it.

BlackSwan of Memphis

Dobbie: See, this is interesting. My husband is just incredible talented with numbers and math anything. So, imagine my surprise when the other night we're talking about this and he says he just cannot get into it. He loves crosswords and other puzzles, but this is too confusing and boring for him! Me? Let's put it like this, I barely made it through algebra 1 in highschool. But this is simply fascinating. I think it's more the idea of patterns that has me going and putting the patterns together.

JGnat: I'm glad to see I'm not the only one hooked line and sinker. It is really hard to put down once I get started!

JwEx: Yep, I think I am too. I need my daily dose of Suduko. Although I keep mispelling the dang thing, and have to go back and correct it, lol.

ExWit: Nope, don't have that. Is that the newest Nintendo?

Thanks LtCmdr for the link, although I'm not reading it til I finish it. Cleaning house at the moment and checking in on the board for a coffee break.

Aww thanks F2T! I really appreciate all those links! How cool!